I’ve seen hard candies turned into lollipops all over the place, such as these Picasso Pops at Better Homes and Gardens. But I thought I’d share the results of my experimenting with this kid-friendly (except for the burning hot oven part) way of making lollipops.
you will need:
lollipop sticks
hard candies (I used Jolly Rancher hard candies)
baking tray
aluminum foil
parchment paper
optional: Ziploc bags, rolling pin, cutting board
step one: assemble your candy
If desired, you can crush hard candies by placing in a Ziploc bag and break up coarsely with a rolling pin on a cutting board. You can use crushed candies in whatever pattern you desire. I didn’t crush the candy. I simply used three different colors of whole Jolly Rancher hard candies in a row.
step two: bake your candy
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil, then lay a piece of parchment paper on top of the foil. Assemble candies as desired. Only put about 4 lollipops per tray (to leave room for sticks later) and arrange a few inches apart. Bake about 6 minutes or until candies melt to desired effect. Make sure to keep your eye on the pops! Don’t let them bake too long or they will be too thin and misshapen. Immediately proceed to step three.
step three: insert stick
As soon as you remove the lollipops from the oven, place stick on lolly at one end, rolling to coat stick with the melted candy. Let cool completely on tray, then carefully remove paper from back. Warning! Your lollies will likely not be perfect ovals or rectangles or whatever shape you hope to create. There will be imperfections, but that’s what makes them lovely lollies, no?
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30 Comments
Very Cool!
Sooo neat! Who would have thought it was that easy!!!
Awesome! These will be fun to try
That looks fun, my kids will love this!
How cute!
Wow, so easy! Going to melt up some Red, white and blue lollies just in time for the 4th!
What a great idea! I'll definitely have to try this one, thanks.
How fun!!
I am going to try these, what a great idea! How should I store them or package them, do you think? Wax paper?
so fun!
With this recipe, I will be able to please ALL 7 of my grandchildren. Thanks.
Thanks for great comments everyone! 7 grandkids! My mom's only up to 5… Storing on wax paper works, Beth, or just in tupperware. To package as gifts, I'm sure you can use a cello bag and ribbon, too. Might get some stickyness on the bag, especially if left in the sun by a wee one!
Oh I love this, so easy too! We linked you:
http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/2009/07/double-shot.html
Peace to you!
Pretty AND easy! I love them!
I am sooo trying these! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
These are so very fun to do. Thank you for sharing the "recipe". I have to tell you, one little friend that made them with us came up with a most clever name. Jolly-pops, after the Jolly Rancher Candies. I loved it and wanted to share that with you! Thanks again!
Jollypops… so clever! one of those "why didn't I think of that?" phrases!
oh man! I am going to have to try this!!
I have some in the oven right now!! They will be on my blog tomorrow
i'll link back, thanks for the idea!
These are so very cute! I think I will try them soon. If I do, I will post a link back to your blog. Great idea!
I finally tried these this weekend from my kids and their friends. They were a big hit!
mine turned out very pretty, but they stuck really bad to the wax paper when i was tryin to pull them off… they were totally solid when i tried to get them off… what am i doing wrong?
ash09–try using parchment paper, not wax paper! The candy probably melted into the wax. Both wax paper and parchment are oven-safe, but you should only use wax paper to line dishes that are fully covered on the bottom by the food(like brownies, etc, though I don't use it at all in the oven) so there is no direct heat source on the wax paper. If baking cookies, candy, etc, you should use parchment-lined trays. Parchment paper is sold in the exact same spot as wax paper in the supermarket. Thanks!
thank you for your tute!!!Made them yesterday, so easy!!!kids can't wait to make them again!!!!
I think the idea of leaving them whole and melting them is better. My child shaved the bottom part of a tooth off with these beauties! Careful with this project!
yikes, good to know Anonymous, thanks for sharing! All the recipes I've found for these say to crush them (at BHG, Martha, etc), so glad I left 'em whole and good to know crushing can make them sharp!!
wow that is kool i am going to have to make some of them..
Tammy
Wow, this is my kind of treat! Easy, and fun too! Thanks for another good one Meaghan:)
They are so cute! So easy to make and they are well received!
I made them and I loved them!
http://louiseandthestyleworld.blogspot.com/2012/05/lollipops.html
Other websites say 200 degrees for 5 minutes. Does 275 make a difference?